tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post2175529446671383318..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Mark Mardell on Barack Obama's Syria policyCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-7435631660634292692016-10-09T17:23:04.722+01:002016-10-09T17:23:04.722+01:00Mardell did notice. It's just that He was forc...Mardell did notice. It's just that He was forced to do it by ugly warmongering Americans, against His will. We've let Him down again, you see.David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-32574990000114678122016-10-09T17:22:08.693+01:002016-10-09T17:22:08.693+01:00But it is at least arguable that President Obama n...<i>But it is at least arguable that President Obama not only understands the mood of the American population....</i><br /><br />Remember when Mardell was angry that Obama had to bomb Libya because Americans want to "promote democracy and human rights.....at the point of a gun"?<br /><br />http://biasedbbc.org/blog/2011/05/27/mark-mardells-crisis-of-faith-part-iii/<br /><br />Was He in tune with us then, or have we at last begun to see His wisdom? Nah, every single time there's a threat of new escalation, all the bien pensants start babbling about how Americans are "weary" of war, have learned the lesson of Iraq, etc. Mardell seems dimly aware of this, which is why he expands the list to include Afghanistan and Libya. All of which went wrong specifically because of Obama's ideological choices (which Mardell supports). Of course, with Mardell, it's never His fault, is it?David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-30102168641959471582016-10-09T17:20:42.429+01:002016-10-09T17:20:42.429+01:00Well I don't agree with him in this respect: O...Well I don't agree with him in this respect: Obama did intervene militarily in Libya and is now also engaged militarily in Syria (in case Mardell hasn't noticed!). <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com